And the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship was designed specifically to be the best program to help you get into the position to contribute, and ultimately to lead.
Applications are due October 17th (that's next Friday).
Learn more and apply at pgsfellowship.org/apply
Aerospace work is fun, important, and really, really challenging. We need ideas from every perspective if we are going to accomplish the ambitious things that we all dream of doing. To succeed, we need you.
So, undergrads, if you feel like you need more aerospace in your life, please know this: the aerospace community needs you just as much as you need it.
We named the Fellowship after Patti Grace Smith, a vital pillar in the aerospace community and key player the origin story of our modern commercial space industry -- as well as an incredible civil rights pioneer and a true role model of mine.
Whether you've been longing to work in aerospace your whole life or it is a potential career path you just recently discovered, if you want in to the aerospace industry, this is your chance!
Whether you've been longing to work in aerospace your whole life or it is a potential career path you just recently discovered, if you want in to the aerospace industry, this is your chance!
Please spread the word to all of the US undergraduates in your network: you have just over a week to complete and submit your application to the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship!
pgsfellowship.org
We created the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship for students who are talented, passionate, and just getting started with an aerospace career.
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Please read my new OpEd in Space News for more!
https://spacenews.com/where-no-rover-has-gone-before-how-mars-helicopters-enable-a-new-era-of-exploration/
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